Ashiq Hussain Qureshi information

Nawab
Ashiq Hussain Qureshi
Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi
عاشق حسین قریشی
Founder and Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association
	In office; 22 September 2006 – 31 October 2019
Personal details
Born	28 November 1949; Multan, Pakistan
Died	31 October 2019 (aged 69); Lahore, Pakistan
Resting place	Premises of Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
Children	4
Parent	Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (father);
Relatives	Sajjad Hussain Qureshi (paternal uncle); Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (maternal uncle); Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (maternal great-uncle); Shah Mahmood Qureshi (cousin); Zain Qureshi (nephew); Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (nephew)
Education	La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan; Aitchison College; Pakistan Military Academy
Known for	First to support Imran Khan in building SKMCH; Founder of Sports for Life; Co-Founder/Board Member of SKMCH; Co-Founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf; Co-Founder of Namal Institute
Awards	Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite (2018)
Military service
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1971–72
Rank	Captain
Unit	5th Horse (Probyn's Horse)
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
Cricket information
Domestic team information
1984	Pakistan Railways
Career statistics
Matches	1
Runs scored	5
Batting average	–
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	5*
Balls bowled	84
Wickets	1
Bowling average	40.00
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	1/27
Catches/stumpings	0/–
	Source: CricketArchive, 26 January 2024

Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: عاشق حسین قریشی; 28 November 1949 — 31 October 2019) was a popular Pakistani cricket administrator, former Captain in the Pakistan Army, first-class cricketer, second secretary junior Grade BS-18 diplomatic officer in the Foreign Service of Pakistan, philanthropist, and Pir. He left the foreign service to set out on his journey of philanthropy returning to Pakistan. He set up a factory of Pepsi Cola and formed The Pepsi Cola Lahore Club cricket team, which emerged victorious in 14 out of 18 national club cricket tournaments spanning the 1980s to the 1990s. In 1983, he joined the Lahore based P&T Gymkhana later becoming its chairman. Under him, the club produced four international umpires including Aleem Dar and first-class cricketer Abdul Razzaq. Ashiq encouraged the youth and veterans to play sports and was known for being a close friend of Imran Khan. Additionally for his contributions and efforts to help Imran Khan with forming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan Foundation, Namal Institute, and being the first to support Imran Khan on building Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, serving as a member of the hospitals Board of Governors since its inception until his death, and establishing Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association across Pakistan becoming its Vice President and later Chief Executive Officer. Ashiq is further known for being the first to hug Imran Khan after Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Ashiqs nephew writes that Ashiqs home was littered with trophies from across the country to the extent that his aunt Farzana used some as flower pots.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

His name is commemorated in a cricket championship known as the Bahawalpur Division Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA Challenge Trophy 2021-22. On 21 September 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board in collaboration with the Southern Punjab cricket team (Pakistan) unveiled the Nawab Ashiq Hussain Trophy 2021-22.^[9]^[10]

^ Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1973). The London Diplomatic List. H.M. Stationery. p. 55.
^ "Founding member of the PTI, Ashiq Qureshi passes away". The Current. 1 November 2019.
^ Lawrence Booth (2020). The Shorter Wisden 2020. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-7638-3.
^ "BOARD OF GOVERNORS". www.shaukatkhanum.org.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03.
^ Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan (1978). p. 243.
^ Pakistan National Assembly (7 July 1976). Parliamentary Debates. Official Report.
^ "Veterans Cricket on the rise in Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2001.
^ "Sports make Jack a bright boy". The News. 7 February 2010.
^ "Bahawalpur Division Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA challenge Trophy 2021-22". crichq.
^ "Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA challenge Trophy 2021-22 Southern Punjab Winter Club Divisional Semi Finals". www.crichq.com.

[Diplomat-1] Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1973). The London Diplomatic List. H.M. Stationery. p. 55.

[2] "Founding member of the PTI, Ashiq Qureshi passes away". The Current. 1 November 2019.

[ShorterWisden2020-3] Lawrence Booth (2020). The Shorter Wisden 2020. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-7638-3.

[4] "BOARD OF GOVERNORS". www.shaukatkhanum.org.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03.

[Gazette-5] Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan (1978). p. 243.

[6] Pakistan National Assembly (7 July 1976). Parliamentary Debates. Official Report.

[7] "Veterans Cricket on the rise in Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2001.

[8] "Sports make Jack a bright boy". The News. 7 February 2010.

[9] "Bahawalpur Division Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA challenge Trophy 2021-22". crichq.

[10] "Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA challenge Trophy 2021-22 Southern Punjab Winter Club Divisional Semi Finals". www.crichq.com.

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